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Van der Sar stays strong to win Man Utd Champions League

It came down to Edwin van der Sar turning away Nicolas Anelka's effort to clinch a second Champions League victory for United manager Sir Alex Ferguson on a night when his team were second best for much of the game.

As United's players celebrated, Terry broke down in tears and was comforted by Blues coach Avram Grant.

In the process, Giggs made his 759th appearance for the club to overtake Sir Bobby Charlton's record as the final went into extra-time.

Salomon Kalou was thrown on by Avram Grant for the start and Chelsea again hit the frame of the goal in the first period as Lampard struck Van der Sar's crossbar with a snapshot inside the United area. Then just before halftime, Giggs was thwarted by a wonderful peice of defending by John Terry.

Then came Drogba's stunning dismissal after an ugly all-in scuffle between the two sets of players. The Ivorian was shown a straight red card by ref Lubos Michels for slapping Nemanja Vidic in the face. The Serb didn't flinch, but that didn't stop Drogba seeking more confrontation with the United defender as he was ferried from the pitch.

The stats told the story for Chelsea, with the Blues having hit the target 24 times over the 120 minutes compared to United's 12.